Are you ready for Care Aims?

Long-term investment

The Care Aims Framework is not a quick fix, and it’s not an easy ride. Any team or organisation considering implementing the model should consider that it usually represents a change in culture and practise. The best results have been seen where implementation has been viewed as a medium- to long-term project requiring strong leadership and considerable commitment.

Things you should consider about The Care Aims Framework

It takes time to embed in practise: without strong leadership and organisational commitment, the culture does not change and practitioners revert to familiar patterns of working

Paperwork can cause anxiety and be time-consuming at the beginning when unfamiliar

Influencing the perceptions of the general public and other stakeholders requires considerable attention at all levels

Organisational change can undermine how it is received: when implemented at a time of organisational change, the introduction of The Care Aims Framework can be perceived as purely cost-saving, with no benefit to users, and resisted strongly by practitioners

It often highlights further training needs, for example in person-centred thinking